Classroom, Education, Meeting and Professional Learning

6 Ways to Improve Professional Learning

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

No matter your position in education, you have gone through some form of professional development. Now, don’t get me wrong; some educators find value in the experiences I have outlined above and have gone on to change their respective practice for the better. After you model, give people time to apply what they have learned.

Professional Learning

Professional Learning Learning Elementary Strategy

System for Educational Transformation (SET)

A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 7, 2024

As we navigate the shifting currents of the educational landscape, it's clear that transformative change is not just necessary—it's inevitable. To foster an environment where every student thrives, we must reimagine our approach to education from the ground up. SET grounds everything we do at Aspire Change EDU.

System

System Education Outcomes Strategy

Using the Learner Variability Navigator for Professional Learning

Digital Promise

JULY 20, 2020

All of these factors interact to impact a child’s readiness to learn when they come into the classroom. Whenever I’ve introduced a new strategy to a teacher, usually the first thing they want to know is will it work for their students, in their classroom, in their context.

Professional Learning

Professional Learning E-rate Learning Strategy

5 Tips That Foster Collaborative Professional Learning

EdTech Magazine

MAY 25, 2018

5 Tips That Foster Collaborative Professional Learning. Leveraging new technology for professional learning requires some creative thinking — and it also takes money. The program’s goal was to improve student achievement and higher-order thinking skills through more effective use of educational technology.

Professional Learning

Professional Learning Educreations Learning Elementary

4 Easy Ways To Improve Professional Learning

The Web20Classroom

MAY 19, 2019

Professional learning for educators comes in many flavors: Face-to-face, blended, online Content-driven, instructional practices, Edtech focused Faculty meeting, half-day, conference session If we were all to think long enough we could come up with a list of the best professional learning we've participated in and what made it great.

Professional Learning

Professional Learning Learning Outcomes Meeting

Why These Educators Meet Regularly to Align Instruction with Mind, Brain, and Education Research

Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2020

The “Getting to Know and Love Your Brain” poster on her wall, which read “breathe deep into your belly to stay calm and help your PFC (prefrontal cortex) think clearly,” prompted her first graders to get their brains ready for learning. To my surprise, people were interested and they voted to meet before school at 7 a.m.

Meeting

Meeting Education Elementary Secondary

Valuing Professional Learning through Micro-credentials

Digital Promise

APRIL 18, 2017

Districts across the nation are exploring a new approach to professional learning to meet the evolving needs of today’s diverse classrooms and the educators who lead them. Participants also considered the different types of value assigned to these experiences, from continuing education credit to financial award.

Professional Learning

Professional Learning Case Study Learning Meeting

Learning and growing as educators

Neo LMS

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Finding time to engage in professional learning can present a challenge for educators. As a result, some teachers decide to stay in the classroom because missing out on that time with students is too difficult. How I have found time to connect and grow as an educator. How can we make time to connect? Social Media.

Education

Education Learning Professional Learning Social Media

#EDvice: Do You Want to be "Developed"?

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 9, 2023

When it comes to education training, the main pathway to improvement is through professional development. Professional development (PD) is something that is typically "done" to educators. On the other hand, professional learning is something they actively WANT to engage in to grow.

Professional Learning

Professional Learning Personal Learning Network Strategy Conference

Educators Need Each Other to Thrive: Why Educator Networks Matter

Digital Promise

JULY 22, 2022

Educators are a resourceful bunch. Understandably, many educators are leaving the classroom for less stressful work environments. Understandably, many educators are leaving the classroom for less stressful work environments. I watched in awe as educators greeted one another with open arms, laughter, and tears.

Edcamps

Edcamps Education Conference Meeting

3 Ways to Streamline Expectations While Making Things Easier for Educators

A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Educators are stressed, worn-out, and constantly wondering when the pandemic will end. The fact remains that there was no professional learning to prepare for the reality that everyone is facing nor a plan for something like COVID19. Through it all, though, educators have risen to the occasion like never before.

LMS

LMS Schoology Education Guidelines

How to Integrate Google Classroom with Google Meet

Shake Up Learning

JULY 22, 2020

prepare for online and blended learning, more and more schools are relying on Google Classroom and Google Meet to deliver online lessons and assignments. In this post, I will share how to integrate Google Classroom with Google Meet. Here’s what you need to know: What is Google Classroom?

Meeting

Meeting Google Classroom How To

#EDvice: Closing Learning Gaps with Rotational Models

A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 16, 2023

Education is still reeling from the impacts of COVID-19. The rapid shift to virtual learning was a necessity and, like always, educators rose to the occasion like they always do even though training in this area didn’t really exist at scale. Below are some resources I created to help educators with effective implementation.

Learning

Learning STEM Strategy Professional Learning

Will Existing Mental Models Threaten Post-pandemic Progress in Education?

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 11, 2021

” I hope educators and educational institutions use this year and the lessons learned to reimagine “school” and how we design and facilitate learning. Since the pandemic began, I’ve worked with thousands of school leaders and educators. Learning happens in classrooms.

Education

Education Blended Learning System Meeting

20 New Ways to Use Google Classroom [infographic]

The Shake Up Learning Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The post 20 New Ways to Use Google Classroom [infographic] appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Expand Your Use of Google Classroom. Google Classroom can be used for so much more than just your traditional classroom LMS. Consider these 20 New Ways to Use Google Classroom. Keep reading! Click To Tweet.

Google

Google Classroom MOOC Professional Learning

5 educators on what 2024 will bring to education

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Key points: Innovative new technologies and strategies are impacting education in 2024 65 predictions about edtech trends in 2024 Tech-less teaching methods could alienate tech-savvy Gen Zs For more news on edtech trends, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching page Does “new year, new you” apply to K-12 education in 2024?

Education

Education STEM Trends EdTech

How Micro-credentials Are Changing Professional Development for Educators for the Better

Digital Promise

JANUARY 11, 2022

These micro-credentials are developed, assessed, and awarded by more than 50 partner organizations, ranging from institutes of higher education to non-profit organizations. Professional development is one of the most influential practices in education. It helps you to really learn from your mistakes.

Education

Education Strategy Professional Learning Trends

Unlocking the Spectrum of Learning: The Multi-Faceted Magic of Personalization

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

We live in exciting times as unprecedented access to knowledge, research, and effective strategies at our fingertips can assist educators in creating meaningful experiences for students that align with both needs and strengths. One thing is for certain: learning is not linear. Case in point.

Learning

Learning Competency Based Learning Personalized Learning Data

Let's Make Professional Learning Meaningful Again!

The Web20Classroom

AUGUST 30, 2016

The fact is, educators have to sit in terrible professional development all the time. Either because there is a true lack of understanding of what goes into the needs of educators when it comes to their learning or like my example, it’s just plain boring. Just ask the teachers in Chicago Public Schools.

Professional Learning

Professional Learning Learning Examples EdTech

Can AI in Education Foster Human-Centric Learning?

Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2023

How can educators prepare students for an evolving future influenced by artificial intelligence? Educators are encouraged to view AI not merely as a technological advancement but as a tool to enhance and augment the human experience. George is an assistant professor in the College of Education at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

Education

Education Learning Training Robotics

Engaging Families as Partners in Early Education

Waterford

JULY 21, 2023

Candra Morris is the Vice President of Professional Learning here at Waterford.org. What makes you so passionate about family engagement in education? You don’t really appreciate the importance of family engagement and working together academically until you’re in your own classroom! Keeping your word matters.

Education

Education Classroom Strategy Survey

Culturally Responsive Education: Evidence to Influence Practice

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

“The educators who had the greatest impact on me as a youth recognized my personhood by actively developing a relationship with me, challenged their explicit and implicit biases in visible ways, and valued multiple perspectives within their classroom.” – Maima Chea Simmons, Black Girls’ Literacies. 2016; Harmon et al.,

Education

Education Strategy Libraries Professional Learning

Varsity Tutors for Schools Launches a Professional Learning Community on edWeb

edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2023

Tutoring for Schools will provide thought-provoking discussions, conveniently recorded edLeader Panels and podcasts designed for real-time learning, and monthly blog posts with strategies to scale tutoring district wide and improve student outcomes. Educators can register to attend the live event or receive the recording here.

Professional Learning

Professional Learning Learning STEM Outcomes

Breaking Barriers: Removing the Stigma of Intervention

A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

In an ideal world, every student would have access to an education tailored to their unique needs and abilities. Hence the need to personalize learning. However, special education students often face more significant challenges that can impede their academic progress.

Professional Learning

Professional Learning Strategy STEM Tools

When Growth is the Only Path Forward

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 5, 2023

Truth be told, when it comes to education, there is no perfection, no matter where quantitative and qualitative metrics reside. Whether you lead a district, organization, school, or classroom, you should always strive to get better. There is always work to be done and effective educators embrace this wholeheartedly.

Competency Based Learning

Competency Based Learning Professional Learning Strategy Examples

Model What You Expect

A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 30, 2022

It goes beyond just telling people what to do by instead showing them how to do it as a means to either support learning or change. In the classroom, modeling aids in making concepts clear where students learn by observing. This was a direct follow-up to the model lesson for educators. This is just one example.

Professional Learning

Professional Learning Social Media Strategy Examples

A Framework for Learning Through the Purposeful Use of Technology

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

One way it can be used to transform teaching and learning is by providing students with access to a wealth of information, including multimedia resources, educational apps, and online databases. Another way technology can be used to transform teaching and learning is by enhancing engagement and motivation.

Technology

Technology Learning Assessment Data

AI in the Classroom — Educators Share Their Personal Challenges and Successes

Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Through professional learning opportunities for educators, the program is designed to prepare today’s students for tomorrow’s AI careers. Recently, we spoke with three participants of the AI Explorations program to learn about its impact in K-12 classrooms. All of the ISTE groups have phenomenal educators.

Classroom

Classroom Education STEM Guidelines

Developing a “National Geographic Explorer” Mindset in the Classroom

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Teachers are constantly engaging with others—students, parents, and colleagues—yet they are the only ones with a complete understanding of their classrooms and practices. Micro-credentials are truly authentic professional learning tools. Micro-credentials are truly authentic professional learning tools.

Classroom

Classroom Strategy Professional Learning Libraries

What Asian American Educators Shared During a National Reckoning With Racism and Pandemic

Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In the summer of 2022 as part of the Voices of Change project, EdSurge Research convened 80 Asian American K-12 educators in a series of virtual learning circles to listen to their stories. Our conversations spanned the gamut of topics that are top of mind for educators in all corners of the U.S.

Education

Education Policies Professional Learning Conference

Edtech leaders offer guidance on safe AI classroom integration

eSchool News

JUNE 19, 2023

AI’s rapid pace of development in recent months offers exciting applications for the classroom, but the unprecedented technology also demands deliberation as the implications are vast. TeachAI will bring critical voices across education, policy, and technology to develop a practical framework for teaching with AI and teaching about AI.

Khan Academy

Khan Academy EdTech Secondary Classroom

Georgia Model for Virtual Professional Learning: Supporting Educators During COVID

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

In this edWebinar, the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) Social Studies team, made up of regional and district leaders, describe how their virtual learning communities on edWeb.net helped them support educators, and their students and parents, during a time of crisis. View the video recording. Listen to the podcast.

Professional Learning

Professional Learning Learning Education Study

Georgia Model for Virtual Professional Learning: Supporting Educators During COVID

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

In this edWebinar, the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) Social Studies team, made up of regional and district leaders, describe how their virtual learning communities on edWeb.net helped them support educators, and their students and parents, during a time of crisis. View the video recording. Listen to the podcast.

Professional Learning

Professional Learning Learning Education Study

An AI to-do list for educators

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

This five step to-do list can help educators engage in artificial intelligence and begin using it to positively impact both teaching and learning. Learn about AI. The AI Revolution: Google’s Developers on the Future of Artificial Intelligence (60 Minutes) AI in the K-12 Classroom (AVID Open Access) Artificial Intelligence (U.S.

Education

Education Professional Learning Social Media Microsoft

Is Your Mathematics Curriculum Meeting the Needs of ALL Your Students?

TeacherCast

MAY 19, 2022

This post was originally created and posted on the website TeacherCast Educational Network. Recently, I sat down with Sara Delano Moore, the Vice President for Content and Research fat ORIGO Education to learn about their brand new Stepping Stones 2.0 Supporting Teachers through Professional Development. curriculum.

Meeting

Meeting Elementary Social Media Training

Linking Learning to Literacy Instruction, from Central Office to Classroom

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast Improvements in students’ reading achievement require continued learning not just by the students, but also by their educators. Zoroya explained that her office works with 81 school districts, which are responsible for educating 1.6

Classroom

Classroom Data Learning Assessment

Wayne Township Schools: Districtwide Professional Learning with edWeb

edWeb.net

JULY 28, 2022

The Wayne Township Learning Center (WTLC), established in 2014, is a testament to the district’s commitment to high-quality professional development for its educators. Until May 2021, Leigh was a one-person team with professional development training responsibilities for 15 schools within the district.

Professional Learning

Professional Learning Learning Google Resources

News from Discovery Education: Virginia’s Rivermont Schools Selects Discovery Education to Support Science Education Statewide

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

CHARLOTTE, NC— Virginia’s Rivermont Schools today announced a new partnership with Discovery Education , the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports instruction wherever it takes place. Rivermont schools are licensed by the Virginia Department of Education, and all class credits earned are fully transferable.

Education

Education Schoology EdTech Social Media

Profession-Based Learning in the Classroom

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Personal productivity is an important skill for professionals in all industries. We in education are no different as we face an increasing set of expectations both in and out of the classroom. This is especially true of finding time and energy for our own professional development.

Classroom

Classroom Learning Industry Assessment

Supporting Multilingual Learners in Early Elementary Education

Waterford

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Read on to learn more about the support that multilingual learners and their families need and how you can provide it in your school. Encouraging Culturally Responsive Teaching for Multilingual Learners Prioritizing multilingual support and education in schools helps engage multilingual families.

Elementary

Elementary Education Libraries Examples

Identifying the Best Supports for Personalization

A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 7, 2022

While a one-size-fits-all approach served its purpose for some of us, it doesn’t meet the diverse needs of kids today. Thus, educators need not only a vision for how to personalize learning effectively but also essential supports that will help to ensure success.

Personalized Learning

Personalized Learning Data Outcomes Meeting

Empowering educators through holistic teacher PD

eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2023

My lifelong career dream became a reality as I proudly entered my classroom, ready to nurture and positively impact young minds. Also memorable was that it didn’t take long to recognize I was missing key training and resources that could help make me a more effective educator. K–12 educators are thinking of leaving their jobs.

Education

Education Outcomes Strategy Training

Prioritizing The Most Urgent Education Challenges

Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Which education challenges are schools and districts prioritizing? Survey Results Highlight Priority Education Challenges. Social-emotional learning (#2). Real world learning (#8). Use filters to view priority challenges based on respondents’ roles in education, school level, and district context.

Survey

Survey Education Data Trends

Celebrating Educators on International Day of Education

MindSpark

JANUARY 24, 2024

By Rachel Bull On January 24th, we celebrate International Day of Education – an opportunity to honor those shaping our future: educators. Educators take on many roles in their careers, as mentors, innovators, advocates, and more. Today and every day, MindSpark is cheering on our incredible educators!

Education

Education Industry Professional Learning Trends

6 Ways to Improve Professional Learning

System for Educational Transformation (SET)

Trending Sources

Using the Learner Variability Navigator for Professional Learning

5 Tips That Foster Collaborative Professional Learning

4 Easy Ways To Improve Professional Learning

Why These Educators Meet Regularly to Align Instruction with Mind, Brain, and Education Research

Valuing Professional Learning through Micro-credentials

Learning and growing as educators

#EDvice: Do You Want to be "Developed"?

Educators Need Each Other to Thrive: Why Educator Networks Matter

3 Ways to Streamline Expectations While Making Things Easier for Educators

How to Integrate Google Classroom with Google Meet

#EDvice: Closing Learning Gaps with Rotational Models

Will Existing Mental Models Threaten Post-pandemic Progress in Education?

20 New Ways to Use Google Classroom [infographic]

5 educators on what 2024 will bring to education

How Micro-credentials Are Changing Professional Development for Educators for the Better

Unlocking the Spectrum of Learning: The Multi-Faceted Magic of Personalization

Let's Make Professional Learning Meaningful Again!

Can AI in Education Foster Human-Centric Learning?

Engaging Families as Partners in Early Education

Culturally Responsive Education: Evidence to Influence Practice

Varsity Tutors for Schools Launches a Professional Learning Community on edWeb

Breaking Barriers: Removing the Stigma of Intervention

When Growth is the Only Path Forward

Model What You Expect

A Framework for Learning Through the Purposeful Use of Technology

AI in the Classroom — Educators Share Their Personal Challenges and Successes

Developing a “National Geographic Explorer” Mindset in the Classroom

What Asian American Educators Shared During a National Reckoning With Racism and Pandemic

Edtech leaders offer guidance on safe AI classroom integration

Georgia Model for Virtual Professional Learning: Supporting Educators During COVID

Georgia Model for Virtual Professional Learning: Supporting Educators During COVID

An AI to-do list for educators

Is Your Mathematics Curriculum Meeting the Needs of ALL Your Students?

Linking Learning to Literacy Instruction, from Central Office to Classroom

Wayne Township Schools: Districtwide Professional Learning with edWeb

News from Discovery Education: Virginia’s Rivermont Schools Selects Discovery Education to Support Science Education Statewide

Profession-Based Learning in the Classroom

Supporting Multilingual Learners in Early Elementary Education

Identifying the Best Supports for Personalization

Empowering educators through holistic teacher PD

Prioritizing The Most Urgent Education Challenges

Celebrating Educators on International Day of Education

Stay Connected